Maj Ernest Shipman U.S. Army Air Force (April 6, 1923 - ) from Saginaw, Michigan was an American World War II Ace pilot who shot down seven aircraft in the Mediterranean theatre of World War II.

[4][2] On May 5, 1944, Shipman shot down his first enemy aircraft: an Italian Air Force Fiat G50 over Ploesti, Romania.

On June 13, 1944, he shot down a Me-210 twin engine over Landshut, Austria.

[5][6] Shipman was flying a P-51 when he was shot down on July 30, 1944, Budapest by a P-38 and captured.

Shipman stayed in service with the New York Air National Guard until he retired as a Major in 1957.